UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls

Modern Languages

 Melanie (Meyer) Anderson (Spanish Education, graduated December 2003)

Spring 2006 109

I graduated with a degree in Elementary Education and a minor in Spanish. However, I decided to go ahead and take the extra classes to get certified to teach middle school Spanish. The following fall I received a job as a middle and high school Spanish teacher under emergency licensure. I have just completed my major in Spanish and am officially certified to continue to teach high school Spanish. I was able to visit my family in Costa Rica to take the final courses I needed to graduate.

I recommend a study abroad experience for anyone majoring or minoring in a foreign language. It is the best way to learn/master a language. Aside from teaching there are plenty of opportunities here in Wisconsin to get a job as a translator; either for local businesses who employ Spanish speakers or for hospitals or government establishments that provide services to Spanish speakers.

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Modern Languages
284 Kleinpell Fine Arts 
College of Arts and Sciences
715-425-3121
eva.opseth@uwrf.edu 

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University of Wisconsin - River Falls
410 S. 3rd St.
River Falls, WI 54022 US

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